Lug strap support hangers



2, 1955 w. H. DRAKE 2,714,402

LUG STRAP SUPPORT HANGERS Filed July '7, 1954 I N VENTOR WILLIAM H, DRAKE MYLM ATTORNEY$ United States Patent LUG STRAP SUPPORT HANGERS William H. Drake, Rome, Ga.

Application July 7, 1954, Serial No. 441,717

4 Claims. (Cl. 139-154) This invention relates to looms and has more particular reference to support hangers for picker stick lug straps.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved picker stick lug strap support hanger which is so constructed that it can readily be attached to a picker stick and, when so attached, will not shift from its proper position as the picker stick operates.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved support hanger, as characterized above, which has all of its surface which contacts the lug strap rounded to reduce wear on the lug strap.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved support hanger, as characterized above, so constructed as to avoid any sharp edges which may contact and injure the lug strap.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved support hanger which is simple and rugged in construction, economical in cost, and eflicient in operation.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following specification when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of part of a loom picker stick having a lug strap support hanger, constructed in accordance with the present invention, mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, but with the lug strap omitted;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 2, with the picker stick omitted; and

Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and showing the inner side of one of the halves of the support hanger in side elevation.

Referring now to the drawing, there is shown, in Fig. 1, one embodiment of a lug strap support hanger 10, constructed in accordance with the present invention and mounted on a loom picker stick 11 in position to support the lug strap 12 carried by the usual picker stick operating lever or sweep stick (not shown).

The support hanger is shown as comprising two substantially identical sections or halves 13, 14, secured together in clamping relation, as by bolts 15.

The two halves or sections 13, 14 are substantially identical in construction and, as shown, each comprises an elongated quarter round base member 16 having its two flat sides 17, 18, extending throughout its length and with its rounded side having a boss 19 formed on each end and provided with a bore 20 for reception of the clamp ing bolts 15, which secure the two halves together.

The base member 16 carries a pair of clamping members or flanges 21, one at each end, extending outwardly and rearwardly therefrom in position to engage one side of the picker stick. The clamping flanges 21 have flat inner surfaces 22 flush with the outer edge of the vertical flat rear side 18 of the base member and extend outwardly and rearwardly therefrom in diverging relation in a plane normal to the flat rear surface of the base member.

The flat inner surfaces 22 of the clamping flanges 21 are provided with a plurality of outwardly projecting teeth 23 ice l which have their leading edges normal to the flat surface of the clamping flange and their trailing edges inclined downwardly toward the base member.

The base member 16 also carried a pair of integral guide lugs or projections 24, one at each end, extending laterally from the rounded side of the base member in a direction substantially at from the direction in which the adjacent clamping flanges extend.

The guide lugs 24 have their inner sides rounded, as indicated at 25, to avoid sharp edges which may injure the 5 lug strap.

A raised rib or flange 26, extending between the base portion of each lug 24 and into the outer surface of the adjacent clamping flange 21, may be provided to reinforce these members against cracking or breakage.

An outwardly projecting tapered boss 27 is provided adjacent one end of the flat inner side 17 of the base member and a tapered recess 28 is formed in this flat inner side adjacent the other end. This construction permits the bosses 27 on the two halves to be received in the tapered recesses on the halves, when the two halves are secured together to insure proper alignment of the two halves and prevent any lateral movement therebetween. In this connection, it may be pointed out that by having each half made with the tapered boss in one end and the tapered recess in the other end, both halves may be made from the same mold or die.

When the two halves 13, 14 are assembled and mounted in proper position on the picker stick, as shown in Fig. l, the flat inner sides 17 of the two halves are clamped together by the bolts 15 and the flat rear sides 13 of the two halves form a flat elongated surface which engages the outer edge of the picker stick. The clamping flanges of the two halves engage opposite sides of the picker stick and, as the bolts 15 are tightened, securely clamp the support hanger on the picker stick.

The teeth 23 on the inner surface of the clamping flange sink into the wood picker stick and help prevent any relative movement between the picker stick and the support hanger. The particular shape of the teeth tend to help pull the support hanger firmly against. the outer edge of the picker stick.

A picker stick lug strap support hanger constructed as above described, has many advantages over the known types of hangers presently in use. The clamping flanges extending outwardly in diverging relation remove the possibility of the outer ends of the flanges striking and injuring the lug strap while the loom is in operation. The guide lugs and the base member form a channel adapted to receive and support the lug strap. The surfaces of these members which are engaged by the lug strap are rounded to avoid any injury to the lug strap and reduces wear which would be caused by sharp edges. The clamping flanges firmly hold the device in its proper adjusted po sition on the picker stick while the upper and lower guide lugs keep the lug strap in proper position on the support hanger, avoiding any riding up or down movement thereon. The clamping flanges also prevent any tendency of the picker stick to spread or split.

While the lug strap support hanger of the present invention may be made of any suitable material, preferably, and as shown, it is made of aluminum, either by casting or die pressing. This results in a light weight support hanger.

Obviously, the invention is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein shown and described.

What is claimed is:

1. A picker stick lug strap support hanger formed in two substantially identical halves, each of said halves comprising an elongated quarter round base member having a spaced pair of integral rearwardly extending clamping members, one at each end, and a spaced pair of integral laterally extending guide lugs, one at each end, said clamping; members having a plurality of teeth projecting outwardly from their inner clamping surfaces; and means for securing the halves together with their clamping members tightly engaging opposite sides of the picker stick with-the laterally extending guide lugs forming, with thebase members, a channeladapted to receive and support the lug strap.

2. A pickerstick lug strapsupport hanger, as set forth in claim 1, wherein-the surfaces of theguide lugs adapted to be engaged by thelug strap are'rou-nded to avoid injury to the lug strap and wherein the clamping members extend outwardly from the base membersin diverging relation to each other so that their outer ends will be positioned to avoid striking and injuring the. lug strap as the picker stick operates.

3. A picker stick lug strap support hanger, asset forth in claim 1, wherein the'means for securing the two halves together. comprises a spaced pair of-bolts, one extendingthrough both halves at each end and. wherein the teeth formed on the inner surfaces of'the clamping members have their leading edges normal'to the inner surfaces of the clamping members and their trailing edges inclining downward toward the base members.

4. A picker stick lug strap support hanger, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the inner abutting surfaces of the two halves are each provided with an outwardly projecting tapered boss adjacent one: end and a tapered recess adjacent-the other end, the construction and arrangement References-Citefin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Bottomley Nov. 24, 1903 Leineweber Aug. 22, 1950 

